Just note: The schedules and training all have suggested here are all quite intensive. This needs to be done when beginning training. Once trained (or as she picks up what is being taught), it will be much more less demanding of both of you, and you'll have more time for fun with the Bdog.
Yorkies are like children in the sense that they thrive more when you expect things from them, or set limits for them. When they have no rules, they takeover the house.
I learned this when my last dogs got old. Seems like when they reach a certain age, they are trained and I really didn't have to do much to keep them behaving. When they passed, and I welcomed new dogs into my home, I was overwhelmed and didn't realize till then how well trained my previous dogs were. I knew then I had to get on board with training them, or they would drive me nuts. I initially felt like I didn't have the energy to train them, but I no longer enjoyed their company as I had with my older dogs. When I decided it was time to change, I did and now we are a work in progress. It did take time for me to adjust to the new schedules too, and to always be watchful of my new charges. It was just something I wasn't quite prepared to do, in the beginning. |